The Myth of the Gay Caveman

How did a Neolithic burial in Prague become a viral "gay caveman?" In this episode we talk to Kamila Remišová Věšínová about her experience uncovering an atypical burial in Prague in 2011 and the media firestorm that followed. We also speak with Sian Halcrow, a bioarchaeologist, about how one identifies the sex of a skeleton and why this is often more of an art than a science. 

This Ancient Life is supported by a Williams Instructional Grant from the University of Oregon. Our music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Our theme music is Bopha Vientiane by Sinn Sisamouth.  

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